I have a dell optiplex 380 mt with Windows 7 64 bit installed only Bios update

[edwolf]

I have a dell optiplex 380mt with bios 2010 ai1 installed i have 4 gig of ram which i want to increase to 8 gig if i flash the bios with update 0380-ao7 2014 will this enable me to do this and it would appear that i can also use the Windows system itself to flash the Bios after i down load the update

 

[bambiboom]

I have a dell optiplex 380mt with bios 2010 ai1 installed i have 4 gig of ram which i want to increase to 8 gig if i flash the bios with update 0380-ao7 2014 will this enable me to do this and it would appear that i can also use the Windows system itself to flash the Bios after i down load the update

edwolf,

Dell BIOS updates are little *.EXE self-installing prgrams and usually only 1 or 2MB/s. Go to:

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/optiplex-380/drivers/advanced

> and from "BIOS (2 files)" select Dell Optiplex 380 System BIOS O380-A07.exe

After downloading, right click on the file and "Run as Administrator", the program will run and self-install the 2012 BIOS. Then you'll be able to use 8GB of RAM. The latest BIOS is always a good idea and Dell makes it very easy.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

Dells: Precision: 390 , T5400, T5500, Dimensions: XPS T700R (Pentium III1998), 8400, E520, Optiplex 740 < These are all fully functional

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[edwolf]

Thanks BambiBoom a little busy at the moment will give it a go after Christmas

edwolf